Headlight



1. S. WHEELER.

HEADLIGHT.

:A BPLICAUON FILED MAR. 29, 1921.

1,425,562, l Patented Aug. l5, 1922.

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HEADUGHT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. 192i.

1,425,562, Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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JAMES SAMUEL WHEELER, OF MESA, ARIZONA.

EEADLIGHT.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES SAMUEL WHEELER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mesa, in the county of Maricopa and State of Aiz'rzona, have invented cert-ainl nevwan'd useful Improvements in Headlights, of which the following is a specification.Y

This invention relates to a headlight of the type particularly adapted for automobiles or other vehicles.

The object of the invention is to rovide a headlightwhich may he adjusted fdr projecting its light'immediately before the automobile or vehicle with which it is associated or further forward of the automobile or vehicle if so desired.

It is also an object of the invention that the rays of light projected from the headlight will be of a diffused character so that they Will not blind the driver of an oncoming automobile or vehicle.

Other objects and objects relating to details of construction. combination and arrangement of parts will hereinafter more definitely appear.

l The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the headlight illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the same;

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing a modification of my invention;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a detailed view of the spring latch element.l vf

Referring to the drawings in detail and particularly to Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, A indicates generally a lamp casing or housing which in this instance has substantially the shape ofV an inverted scoop of which' 10 is the'bottom or in this instance the top, 11 the sides and 12 the rear end. -A reiector lining is provided for the interior of the casing as generally indicated at 13 and about the edge of said casing there is secured an 'angle strip 14; The strip 14 is adapted to support the closure 15, said closure being Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Allg. I5, 1922.

l Application led March 29, 1921. Serial No. 456,686.

wardly extending arm 19 which is adaptedto support the lamp as a whole upon, the frame of the automobile or vehicle with which the lamp may be associated. Each bolt 16 is also provided with a wing nut as indicated at 2O by which the caps 18 may be held in their engaged position with the bosses 16. Also formed with the cap 18 and extending therebetween is a bow-shaped member 21. point thereof, there is suitably mounted a lamp socket as indicated at 22, said socketl extending through registering slots formed in the casing A and lining 13 as indicated generally at 23.

The inner end of the' socket-22 carries a hemispherical shaped reflector plate, 24 which is stationary 25 also carried by Said socket,

In the operation of the headlight heretofore described the vfoi'cw'ard end of the casing, A may be. tilted upward or downwardly by the manipulation of the wing nuts 20 and held in any position desired. The slots-23 are of sufficient length to permit .this tilting movement of the casing A without any4 movement on the part of the socket 22 for the reflector 24 and light 25 carried thereby. By the tilting movement of the casin A the same may be adjusted so that the light therefrom projecting through the closure 15 will be thrownlimmediately forward to the automobile or vehicle. with which the light may be associated, or Vfurther forward of the automobile or vehicle if so desired. The reflector 24 for the light 25 directsl the rays emanatin therefrom in a substantially straight or portion of the reflector ining 13. The re- Hector lining 13 in turn directs the rays downwardly and through the transparent" closure 15. In this manner the rays from the light 25 are diffused and all blinding no eifects eliminated.

Upon this member at a central with respect* to the' light ward line a ainst the-forwardl x 2O i the lens 30 is formed with a bead as indicatedV of the flange 27 there is formed an offset as l indicated at 28 and isadapted to, receive a like offset surface of the inner end of the glass plate closure 29. The plate closure 29 terminates at its outer end in a lens portion 30, said lens portion having a convex outer surface as at 31 Aand an inner surface 32 substantially at right angles to the surface ofthe plate closure 29. The upper end of at 32 and h. the means of a spring clip 33, said plate c osure 29 and lens 30 are heldin positlon. IThe spring clip 33 is secured to 4the top portion of the casing B by the means of screws or rivets asindicated at 34. The

l mounting means for the casing B for permitting the 'upward and downward tilting movement of its forward end is substantially the same as that for the casing A and therefore a detailed description thereof will not be given. The parts constituting the mounting means together with the parts for` mounting the E. lamp in the casing B' will however Ibe given reference numerals oorrespondin parts in igures 1 to 3 inclusive so that'the same may be identified.

In the operation of the modified form of lens as shown in Figures 4 to 6 inclusive the rays of light are projected forwardly by the reflector 24 in a substantially horizontal lane. A portion of the light is in turn re ected downwardl and through the glass platev closure 29 .an also a portion of the rays are bentby the action of the top of the casing 26 and projected through the lens 30. This extends the rays thrown or projected from the casing 26 at a further dis# tance forward'to the automobile or vehicle with which the lamp may be associated than is the case with the use of the invent tion Shown inyFigures 1 to 3 inclusive, that to the numerals used for' likeis to say, in the use of my modified form of invention a very small amount of tilting movement of the casing B is required in order to throw as far forward as desired the rays emanating therefrom.

I claim:

1'. In a headlight of the class described,

comprising in combination, an inverted casing having a'I forward sloping top wall, a transparent closure for forming the bottom of said casing, a light mounted in thex rear end of said casing, and a condenser lens interposed betweenthe forward vend of said closure and the top Wall,

2. In a headlight of the class described, comprising in combination, an inverted scoop-shaped casing, a transparent closure therefor, an electric lamp socket extending through a vertical recess in the rearl wall of said casing, a stationary support for said lamp socket, and mounting means for said casing and said stationary support wherebyl the casing may be adjustably tilted forwardly or `rearwardly while said lamp and support remain stationary.

3. In a headlight of the class described, comprising in combination, an inverted scoop-shaped casing, a. transparent closure therefor, an electric lamp socket extending through a vertical recessl in the rear wall of said casing, a stationary support for said lamp socket, mounting means for said casing and said stationary support whereby the casing may be adjustably tilted forwardly or rearwardly" while said lamp and support remain stationary, and a reflector carried by said lamp socket adapted to throw the light rays from said electric lamp forwardly and also adapted to substantially close the recess through which -said lamp socket extends.

4". A headlight of the character described, comprising in combination, an inverted scoop shaped casing having a portion of its' JAMES SAMUEL WHEELER. 

